Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training) Share this | Hansard source

The first time, Member for Banks, that I was presented with these amendments was moments before I stood up to speak. It is unacceptable for the government to expect the opposition to change our position with absolutely no notice on the basis that, apparently, on this occasion, for the first time in history, they are telling the truth when they say that their amendments actually do reflect what the Senate has insisted upon. From bitter experience, we on this side of the House know that usually what the government say is quite different from what they do. So I am not going to take as the basic truth that these amendments reflect what the coalition support until they have been properly considered. We will be voting to insist on the Senate’s amendments and then the Senate can deal with this matter when it returns there.

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